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and pests, Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements. 

Dated: September 4, 2014. 

Lois Rossi, 

Director, Office of Pesticide Programs. 

Therefore, 40 CFR chapter I is 

amended as follows: 

PART 180—[AMENDED] 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 180 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 21 U.S.C. 321(q), 346a and 371. 

■ 2. In § 180.498, add alphabetically the 

following commodity to the table in 

paragraph (a)(2) to read as follows: 

§ 180.498 Sulfentrazone; tolerances for 

residues. 

(a) * * * 

(2) * * * 

Commodity Parts per 

million 

Apple ..................................... 0.15 

* * * * * 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Office of the Secretary 

48 CFR Parts 1201 and 1202 

[Docket No. OST–2014–0119] 

RIN 2105–AE34 

Organization and Delegation of Powers 

and Duties in the Transportation 

Acquisition Regulation 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary (OST), 

Department of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This rule amends the 

Transportation Acquisition Regulation 

(TAR) to reflect the elevation of the 

Research and Innovative Technology 

Administration into the Office of the 

Secretary, creating the Office of the 

Assistant Secretary for Research and 

Technology. The amendment to TAR 

allows the Assistant Secretary for 

Research and Technology to have the 

same authority as the former Research 

and Innovative Technology 

Administrator. The change provides the 

Office of the Assistant Secretary for 

Research and Technology (formerly the 

Research and Innovative Technology 

Administration) the same authority as 

an Operating Administration, and 

provides the Assistant Secretary for 

Research and Technology to have the 

same authority as a Head of an 

Operating Administration. 

DATES: This rule is effective September 

12, 2014. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Lenita Ahmadi, Office of the Senior 

Procurement Executive, M–61, 1200 

New Jersey Ave. SE., Washington, DC 

20950, (202) 366–4974. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This final 

rule reflects changes made in Public 

Law 113–76, Division L, Title I— 

Department of Transportation, which 

states, ‘‘Notwithstanding section 102 of 

title 49 and section 5315 of title 5, 

United States Code, there shall be an 

Assistant Secretary for Research and 

Technology within the Office of the 

Secretary, appointed by the President 

with the advice and consent of the 

Senate, to lead such office: Provided 

further, that any reference in law, 

regulation, judicial proceedings, or 

elsewhere to the Research and 

Innovative Technology Administration 

shall be deemed to be a reference to the 

Office of the Assistant Secretary for 

Research and Technology of the 

Department of Transportation.’’ 

Accordingly, the Transportation 

Acquisition Regulation (TAR) has been 

revised to update references of the 

Research and Innovative Technology 

Administration to references of the 

Assistant Secretary for Research and 

Technology. This rule also provides for 

the Assistant Secretary for Research and 

Technology to have the same authority 

under TAR as the former Research and 

Innovative Technology Administrator. 

A. Background 

The U.S. Department of 

Transportation (DOT) has determined 

that changes to TAR are necessary to 

implement and align it with the 

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014. 

These changes are necessary in order to 

update references to the Research and 

Innovative Technology Administration 

(RITA) by replacing them with 

references to the Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Research and Technology 

(OST–R). The changes are also 

necessary to ensure that the Assistant 

Secretary of OST–R continues to 

exercise the same authority under TAR 

as the Administrator of the former RITA. 

B. Public Participation 

This final rule does not impose new 

substantive requirements. It simply 

updates the CFR to reflect changes made 

by other law and represent the current 

organizational posture of the 

Department with regard to the Office of 

the Assistant Secretary for Research and 

Technology. The final rule is ministerial 

in nature and relates only to 

Departmental management, procedure, 

and practice. Therefore, the Department 

has determined that notice and 

comment are unnecessary and that the 

rule is exempt from prior notice and 

comment requirements under 5 U.S.C. 

553(b)(3)(A). This rule will not have a 

substantive impact on the public, as it 

is purely organizational. Therefore, the 

Department finds that there is good 

cause under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3) to make 

this rule effective less than 30 days after 

publication in the Federal Register. 

C. Regulatory Analysis and Notices 

1. Executive Order 12866 (Regulatory 

Planning and Review), Executive Order 

13563 (Improving Regulation and 

Regulatory Review), and DOT 

Regulatory Policies and Procedures 

The DOT has considered the impact 

of this rulemaking action under 

Executive Orders 12866 and 13563 

(January 18, 2011, ‘‘Improving 

Regulation and Regulatory Review’’), 

and the DOT’s regulatory policies and 

procedures (44 FR 11034; February 26, 

1979). The Department has determined 

that this rule is not a significant 

regulatory action, and therefore, was not 

subject to review by the Office of 

Management and Budget under 

Executive Order 12866. There are no 

costs associated with this rule. The rule 

updates references to RITA to reflect its 

elevation into the Office of the Secretary 

as OST–R. 

2. Executive Order 13132 (Federalism) 

The Department has analyzed this 

final rule under the principals and 

criteria contained in Executive Order 

13132, dated August 4, 1999, and it has 

been determined that it does not have a 

substantial direct effect on, or sufficient 

federalism implications for, the States, 

nor would it limit the policymaking 

discretion of the States. Therefore, the 

preparation of a Federalism Assessment 

is not necessary. 

3. Regulatory Flexibility Act 

Because no notice of proposed 

rulemaking is required for this rule 

under the Administrative Procedure 

Act, 5 U.S.C. 553, the provisions of the 

Regulatory Flexibility Act (Pub. L. 96– 

354, 5 U.S.C. 601–612) do not apply. 

Even so, DOT has evaluated the effects 

of these changes on small entities and 

does not believe that this rule would 

impose any costs on small entities as it 

merely revises and clarifies TAR. 

Therefore, I hereby certify that this final 

rule does not have a significant 

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economic impact on a substantial 

number of small entities within the 

meaning of the Regulatory Flexibility 

Act. 

4. National Environmental Policy Act 

The Department has analyzed the 

environmental impacts of this proposed 

action pursuant to the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 

U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and has determined 

that it is categorically excluded 

pursuant to DOT Order 5610.1C, 

Procedures for Considering 

Environmental Impacts (44 FR 56420, 

Oct. 1, 1979). Categorical exclusions are 

actions identified in an agency’s NEPA 

implementing procedures that do not 

normally have a significant impact on 

the environment and therefore do not 

require either an environmental 

assessment (EA) or environmental 

impact statement (EIS). See 40 CFR 

1508.4. In analyzing the applicability of 

a categorical exclusion, the Department 

must also consider whether 

extraordinary circumstances are present 

that would warrant the preparation of 

an EA or EIS. Id. Paragraph 3.c.5 of DOT 

Order 5610.1C incorporates by reference 

the categorical exclusions for all DOT 

Operating Administrations. This action 

is covered by the categorical exclusion 

listed in the Federal Highway 

Administration’s implementing 

procedures, ‘‘[p]romulgation of rules, 

regulations, and directives.’’ 23 CFR 

771.117(c)(20). The purpose of this 

rulemaking is to update TAR regulations 

to make them consistent with current 

law and to provide clarifications. The 

agency does not anticipate any 

environmental impacts, and there are no 

extraordinary circumstances present in 

connection with this rulemaking. 

5. Paperwork Reduction Act 

Under the Paperwork Reduction Act 

of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.), 

Federal agencies must obtain approval 

from the Office of Management and 

Budget for each collection of 

information they conduct, sponsor, or 

require through regulations. The DOT 

has determined that this action does not 

contain a collection of information 

requirement for the purposes of the 

PRA. 

6. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 

1995 

Title II of the Unfunded Mandates 

Reform Act of 1995 (UMRA) (Pub. L. 

104–4, 109 Stat. 48, March 22, 1995) 

requires Federal agencies to assess the 

effects of certain regulatory actions on 

State, local, and tribal governments, and 

the private sector. The UMRA requires 

a written statement of economic and 

regulatory alternatives for proposed and 

final rules that contain Federal 

mandates. A ‘‘Federal mandate’’ is a 

new or additional enforceable duty, 

imposed on any State, local, or tribal 

Government, or the private sector. If any 

Federal mandate causes those entities to 

spend, in aggregate, $143.1 million or 

more in any one year (adjusted for 

inflation), an UMRA analysis is 

required. This action would not impose 

Federal mandates on any State, local, or 

tribal governments or the private sector. 

List of Subjects 

48 CFR Part 1201 

Government procurement, Reporting 

and recordkeeping requirements. 

48 CFR Part 1202 

Government procurement. 

This rule is issued this 28 day of August 

2014, at Washington, DC, under authority 

delegated in 49 CFR 1.38a(a)(l). 

Willie H. Smith, 

Senior Procurement Executive. 

For the reasons set out in the 

preamble, 48 CFR Chapter 12 is 

amended as follows: 

PART 1201—FEDERAL ACQUISITION 

REGULATIONS SYSTEM 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 1201 

is revised to read as follows: 

Authority: Pub. L. 113–76; 5 U.S.C. 301; 41 

U.S.C. 418(b); (FAR) 48 CFR 1.3. 

■ 2. Amend section 1201.104 by adding 

paragraph (e) to read as follows: 

1201.104 Applicability. 

* * * * * 

(e) For purposes of the (FAR), (TAR) 

and (TAM), the Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Research and Technology 

(formerly the Research and Innovative 

Technology Administration; see Public 

Law 113–76; Consolidated 

Appropriations Act, 2014) shall have 

the same authority as an Operating 

Administration as defined in (TAR) 

1202.1, and the Assistant Secretary for 

Research and Technology shall have the 

same authority as a Head of the 

Operating Administration as defined in 

(TAR) 1202.1. 

■ 3. In section 1201.105–2, revise 

paragraph (a) to read as follows: 

1201.105–2 Arrangement of regulations. 

(a) General. The (TAR) 48 CFR 

chapter 12, which encompasses both 

Department and Operating 

Administration (OA)/Office of the 

Assistant Secretary for Research and 

Technology (OST–R)-specific guidance 

(see (TAR) 48 CFR 1201.3), conforms 

with the arrangement and numbering 

system prescribed by (FAR) 48 CFR 

1.104. Guidance that is OA/OST–Rspecific contains the OA/OST–R’s 

acronym directly after the heading. The 

following acronyms apply: 

FHWA—Federal Highway 

Administration 

FMCSA—Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

FRA—Federal Railroad Administration 

FTA—Federal Transit Administration 

MARAD—Maritime Administration 

NHTSA—National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration 

OST—Office of the Secretary OST–R— 

Office of the Assistant Secretary for 

Research and Technology 

PHMSA—Pipeline and Hazardous 

Material Safety Administration 

SLSDC—Saint Lawrence Seaway 

Development Corporation 

* * * * * 

PART 1202—DEFINITIONS OF WORDS 

AND TERMS 

■ 4. The authority citation for part 1202 

is revised to read as follows: 

Authority: Pub. L. 113–76; 5 U.S.C. 301; 

41 U.S.C. 418b; (FAR) 48 CFR 1.3. 

■ 5. In section 1202.1, in the definition 

of ‘‘Operating Administration (OA),’’ 

revise paragraph (10) to read as follows: 

1202.1 Definitions. 

* * * * * 

Operating Administration (OA) * * * 

(10) Office of the Assistant Secretary 

for Research and Technology (OST–R). 

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BILLING CODE 4910–9X–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

50 CFR Part 17 

[Docket No. FWS–R4–ES–2013–0100; 

4500030113] 

RIN 1018–AY72 

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife 

and Plants; Threatened Status for 

Arabis georgiana (Georgia rockcress) 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, determine threatened 

species status under the Endangered 

Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act), 

for Arabis georgiana (Georgia rockcress), 

a plant species in Georgia and Alabama. 

The effect of this regulation is to add 

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